Cottage Cheese Meatballs with Burst Cherry Tomatoes
This cottage cheese meatballs recipe will become a favorite in your kitchen with a perfect balance of flavors and textures, & simple easy-to-find ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground chicken, ground turkey, or ground beef
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup almond flour, oat flour, or breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 2 Tbsps avocado oil, tallow, ghee, or olive oil, for cooking the meatballs
Sauce:
- 2 Tbsps ghee or grass-fed butter
- 4 fresh garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 cups ripe cherry tomatoes
- 1/3 cup of your favorite wine or chicken broth
- 1 tsp dried chili flakes
- sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
- freshly chopped parmesan to garnish
- optional: fresh herbs to garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all the ingredients for the meatballs, except the oil, and stir well to combine.
- Form into 1 tablespoon-sized meatballs. A cookie scoop works great for this.
- Heat your oil of choice over medium-high in a large heavy bottomed skillet and cook the meatballs until nicely golden brown on all sides. Set aside and cover to keep warm.
- In the same preheated skillet over medium heat add the ghee and garlic, then sauté for 1 minute.
- Add in the cherry tomatoes and wine; cook while stirring until tomatoes begin to split and burst. Sprinkle with chili flakes, sea salt, and pepper to taste.
- With the back of your wooden spoon, carefully smash some of the tomatoes to form a delicious sauce.
- Nestle your cooked meatballs into the sauce and simmer for a couple of minutes to heat up.
- Garnish with your favorite herbs and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 448kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 30g, Fat: 35g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Sodium: 276mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 1g, Calcium: 168mg, Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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